Tuesday's letters: Administration hypocrisy

Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.

How painful it must be for BMW officials to suffer the soviet natterings of an apparatchik like U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank during her recent visit. For her to come here and attempt to bathe the Obama administration in the halo of BMW’s South Carolina success story is hypocrisy of the first order.

This is the same administration that has done all in its power to try to torpedo the Boeing assembly operation in Charleston and whose only real interest in manufacturing is to tax it.

The Herald-Journal’s fawning presentation of this “story” appeared to be copied right off an Obama administration press release.

Jock H. Heckman

Lyman Lake

Inspirational leadership

The University of South Carolina Upstate celebrates its Founder’s Day this week with sadness due to the recent passing of Dr. Norbert Stirzaker, the founding director.

Dr. Stirzaker brought a wealth of higher education experience to Spartanburg and used his knowledge and skills to help lay the foundation for a great university that has become an important force in the growth and development of the entire Upstate.

After his tenure as director, he remained on the campus as a professor of education and taught and mentored hundreds of the teachers and administrators who now hold positions of leadership in public schools throughout the region.

While Dr. Stirzaker is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the lives of those he touched and the students they will influence.

I am one of those, and I will be forever grateful for his dedication, inspiration and friendship.

<p>How painful it must be for BMW officials to suffer the soviet natterings of an apparatchik like U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank during her recent visit. For her to come here and attempt to bathe the Obama administration in the halo of BMW's South Carolina success story is hypocrisy of the first order.</p><p>This is the same administration that has done all in its power to try to torpedo the Boeing assembly operation in Charleston and whose only real interest in manufacturing is to tax it.</p><p>The Herald-Journal's fawning presentation of this “story” appeared to be copied right off an Obama administration press release.</p><p><em>Jock H. Heckman</em></p><p><em>Lyman Lake</em></p><h3>Inspirational leadership</h3>
<p>The University of South Carolina Upstate celebrates its Founder's Day this week with sadness due to the recent passing of Dr. Norbert Stirzaker, the founding director.</p><p>Dr. Stirzaker brought a wealth of higher education experience to Spartanburg and used his knowledge and skills to help lay the foundation for a great university that has become an important force in the growth and development of the entire Upstate.</p><p>After his tenure as director, he remained on the campus as a professor of education and taught and mentored hundreds of the teachers and administrators who now hold positions of leadership in public schools throughout the region.</p><p>While Dr. Stirzaker is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the lives of those he touched and the students they will influence.</p><p>I am one of those, and I will be forever grateful for his dedication, inspiration and friendship.</p><p><em>J. Tom Davis</em></p><p><em>Inman</em></p>